Charles Patrick Walker
Funeral services were held on Feb. 28, 2026, at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Charles Patrick Walker, 57, of Missouri City, Texas, who passed away on Feb. 17. Rev. Roy Thomson officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the son of L.T.…
Read MoreWillie James Collins Jr.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 28, 2026, at Lawrence County High School Gymnasium, Monticello, for Willie James Collins Jr., 64, of Monticello, who passed away on Feb. 17 at his residence. Rev. Edward Herron officiated, with interment following at North Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Hebron. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge…
Read MoreWesley Charles Walker
Funeral services were held on Feb. 28, 2026, at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Wesley Charles Walker, 42, of Jackson, who passed away on Feb. 17 at Merit Health, Jackson. Rev. Michael Walker officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the son…
Read MoreMilton Bass
Funeral services were held on Feb. 24, 2026, at Hollisday Creek Baptist Church, Carson, for Milton Bass, 72, of Oakvale, who passed away on Feb. 18 at Asbury Hospice House, Hattiesburg. Rev. Robert K. Minor III officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the…
Read MoreCharlotte M. Riley
Funeral services for Charlotte M. Riley, of Oxford, Ga., formerly of New Hebron, will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at New Hebron Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Grenn officiating, assisted by Rev. Andy Fullington. Interment will follow in the New Hebron Cemetery. Mrs. Riley, 93, passed away peacefully on Feb.…
Read MoreTalman Gardner Sr.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 19, 2026, at Gentilly Baptist Church, New Orleans, La., for Talman Gardner Sr., 72, who passed away on Feb. 11 in New Orleans. Rev. Leroy Theard officiated with interment held on Feb. 21 at China Lee Baptist Church Cemetery, Silver Creek. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.…
Read MoreClifton Peyton Sr.
Committal services were held on Feb. 21, 2026, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Monticello, for Clifton Peyton Sr., 84, of West Point, who passed away on Feb. 6 at his residence. Rev. Joseph Hooker officiated. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the son of the late A. D. Peyton and Rosie…
Read MoreMonica Lynn Randall
Funeral services were held on Feb. 7, 2026, at Ruby K. Johnson Chapel, Prentiss, for Monica Lynn Randall, 62, of Silver Creek, who passed away on Jan. 26 at Wesley Medical Center, Hattiesburg. Interment followed at Randall’s Memorial Gardens, Silver Creek. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She is the daughter of the…
Read MoreWild Hog Control Program application period opens
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson recently announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce would begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program starting on Feb. 1. The application period will remain open until Sunday, Feb. 15. All Mississippi counties are eligible for the application period. “Wild…
Read MoreRuby Pearl Reynolds Lancaster
Ruby Pearl Reynolds Lancaster, 80, passed away peacefully on Dec. 2, 2025, in Stevensville, Mont. Born in Brookhaven, Ruby previously lived in Monticello before later moving to Monroe, N.C. In 2019, she settled in Montana, where she spent her days reading and watching the clouds drift by. Ruby is survived by her two daughters, Carolyn…
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